Tips of leaves without fur. Smaller yellowish dots adorn the white felty fur; these will turn into the black dots mentioned by Blamey, Fitter and Fitter. These are hydathodes, a bit like leaky valves, which secrete excess water from the plant and operate alongside the stomata (which can open or close up in response to the environmenal moisture). They are also obvious on other plants from the Brassicaceae (Cabbage family) such as on the edges of the leaves of Dame's-Violet (Hesperis matrionalis) and typically visible on the leaves of many Campanula (Bellflowers).

Easily mistaken for : Lamb's-Ear - the leaves are similarly very felty hairy, but the flowers are vastly different.

Some similarities to : the less rareHoary Stock, but that is less woolly with slightly larger purple, pink or white flowers and is fragrant and not as stout.